wee tree

There have been years of trips to the tree farm, with a wagon ride across snowy fields to cut a Christmas tree, then hot chocolate around a bonfire. There were trees cut down at the farmhouse when the older kids were small. And there was the year of our last-minute search, when we found the very last tree for sale in a nearby church yard, the dog idly peeing on it as it stood propped against the fence. That tree was one of our very best lookers! And there have been two years without a tree.

This is the year of The Wee Tree. So tiny that it’s sitting on a table, all 2′ of it looking splendid in every way. That leaves an awful lot of decorations sitting in the cupboard, but I’m feeling strangely happy about that. While I miss the hypnotic scent of a bigger tree that’s just been brought indoors, its branches slowly warming and falling, the simplicity of this one makes it special in its own way. Merry Christmas, wee one.

So very delightful in the ever whimsical Jacquie way! Love your wee tree its looks just right. A nod to the season and all its magic and warmth. Just thinking about how you put things together and the heart behind it makes me feel warm inside. Thank you for sharing what you do so well.

This is so pretty! Here’s a little secret that I’m sharing with just you guys…I’ve got a lot (a lot!) of ornaments that I keep in the storage boxes because I just don’t like them. Maybe I’ve received them as gifts. Some of them I got from those ornament swaps. I need to box those unlikables up and give them away.

Passing them on to others is a great idea. Of the Christmas decorations that I have, I’d say I’m down to just the really special ones. That includes the ones the kids made when they were small ( even a clay angel, minus a wing). Last year, I bought the felt mouse that’s on this year’s wee tree. Apart from that, I haven’t purchased a new decoration in eons. The old favourites appear year after year!